{"id":17904,"date":"2024-07-09T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/start-to-buy\/success-stories\/carshop-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T07:38:46","slug":"carshop-uk","status":"publish","type":"success-stories-b","link":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en-gb\/start-to-buy\/success-stories\/carshop-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"CarShop, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Carshop, UK<\/h1>\n<p><strong>CarShop, a leading used car supermarket in the UK, stock 1,000&#8217;s of cars situated across 13 stores nationwide, stretching from the hills of South Yorkshire down to the Severn Estuary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium color_alternate\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span>CarShop have been using OPENLANE as a stock source since 2019. Alec Brooks, Head of Desktop Buying at CarShop said \u201cWe work successfully with OPENLANE because they understand our business so well. Our OPENLANE account manager knows the market, knows how we operate and knows which stock will be of interest, so our conversations are always useful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Purchasing online through OPENLANE is made easy with the condition reports and vehicle grading available on their website. 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